A Political Practice Lab
October 29, 2015
9to5’s Community Internship Program has taught me how people can create the changes we need for a more just and humane society.
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Family First: Why I need the Family Care Act
October 26, 2015
No one should have to choose between the job they need and caring for the family they love.
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9to5’s Leadership Series: Your Rights in the Workplace! Sat. Oct. 24
October 9, 2015
Have you ever wondered if something your employer did was legal? Discover what your legal rights and protections are in the workplace.
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What’s Your Issue? Hasset Wants to Make It Register
September 25, 2015
If the American people don’t vote, elected officials won’t have our voices in mind and will legislate based on their own agendas regarding tuition, police brutality, women’s rights, and so much more.
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Black Women’s Fight for Motherhood
September 23, 2015
As we continue to discuss reproductive rights in this country, we cannot leave black women’s fight for motherhood out of the conversation. It is essential that barriers to motherhood be removed so that every woman regardless of race and socioeconomic status has the option to give birth to healthy children and raise them in a society where their lives are valued. That is reproductive justice that truly expands the meaning of “choice.”
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9to5’s Leadership Series: Campaign Planning 101! Saturday, Sept 26
September 14, 2015
Join us for our Campaign Planning workshop! We will be learning how to plan, build, and execute a successful campaign from the ground up. The workshop will teach attendees how to recruit and develop an effective strategy for issue campaigns.
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Leadership Development: Members Practicing ‘People Power’!
September 11, 2015
by Gabby Hammons, pictured at the left in this photo. It was a pleasure to attend the first part of 9to5’s Leadership Development Series on August 29. I took away a wealth of information in campaign planning and holding politicians accountable.
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ABC’s of People Power – Sat Aug 29th
August 26, 2015
Join us for an engaging discussion and presentation on how the legislative process works, ways to hold politicians accountable and how to make your voice heard in your community.
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The Black Women’s Equal Pay Machine
August 25, 2015
As a co-creator of the inaugural Black Women’s Equal Pay Day Clock Out & Rally event, held July 28, 2015 in the Georgia State Capitol, I wanted people to know that it’s time for change. I want to switch the nation’s focus
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Lead On Leave: Come on, America
July 13, 2015
Earlier this week I attended “Lead on Leave: Empowering Working Families Across America” at the Atlanta City Hall. The event was a moderated conversation with Mayor Kasim Reed and Senior Advisor to President Obama, Valerie Jarrett about the benefits and necessity of paid leave and equal pay.
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